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EN 1.1221 Steel vs. EN 1.4435 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1221 steel and EN 1.4435 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1221 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4435 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 250
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 21
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 340
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 870
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 550
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67 to 130
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 800
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 31
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 28
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.8
59.8 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
12.5 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015